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Adobe Captivate software is the industry-leading elearning authoring software for rapidly creating and maintaining interactive eLearning content. Import your existing Microsoft PowerPoint content and make it more engaging with rich media, application simulations, branching scenarios, and quizzes. Easily publish to leading SCORM- and AICC-compliant Learning Management Systems and track key performance metrics.
Key Features
Rapid eLearning content development
Roundtrip PowerPoint workflow Leverage existing PowerPoint slides in your projects. Import slides with audio and interactivity, easily update the content, and keep your PowerPoint and Adobe Captivate files in sync with the dynamically linked import option.
Optimized user interface Get going faster, do the job in fewer steps, and improve the overall authoring experience with the Property inspector, a multiple document interface, and personalized workspaces.
Master Slides Use Master Slides to easily create and maintain well-formatted and consistent-looking content that meets corporate guidelines.
Object Styles Define styles and apply them to selected objects for quick and consistent formatting across a project
Table of Contents and Aggregator Enable learners to easily navigate through content and track their progress with a multilevel Table of Contents. Use the Aggregator to combine multiple content modules into a single eLearning course.
XML file export and import for easy localization Simplify project localization by exporting captions to a text or XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF) file. Import the translated text file into a copy of the original project file.
Streamlined workflows and enhanced usability Enjoy workflow and usability enhancements, including inline editing of text captions, support for panning to optimize the viewing experience on small screens and devices, and support for right-clicking in simulations.
Professional project templates Use enhanced project templates that make it easy for subject-matter experts to contribute content without compromising structure.
More effective collaboration
Hosting and collaboration via Acrobat.com Host published or in-progress eLearning projects in the cloud using Acrobat.com* and share them with learners and reviewers, who can access them from virtually anywhere.
Real-time reviewing of SWF files Accelerate content creation cycles by letting reviewers add comments to your SWF files while playing them without having Adobe® Captivate® installed.
Direct access to Adobe resources Reach out to Adobe support, access social media forums, and receive timely updates from the Adobe Captivate product team, all from within Adobe Captivate.
In-context learner collaboration via Twitter Leverage the Twitter widget from Adobe to create courses that let learners collaborate with one another as well as the author by simply logging in to their Twitter accounts. They can ask questions, get answers, and access preexisting discussions
Community Help Access a large repository of Help content, generated by Adobe and the user community at large, using an Adobe AIR® application
Easy creation of interactive eLearning experiences
Automatic screen capture with smart full-motion recording Automatically record all your actions, including mouse movements and keyboard activity, while using any software application. Full-motion recording automatically switches on and off for drag-and-drop actions.
Multimode recording for screen capture Generate robust software simulations with multiple learning modes in a single recording session, including a demonstration of the procedure, a simulation for practicing the steps, and an assessment.
Support for right-clicking in simulations Maintain realism in your software training content by simulating right-clicking as well as left-clicking and double-clicking.
AutoText Captions Create text captions that describe concepts and screen actions, or have Adobe Captivate software automatically add them during recording. Customize the appearance, size, orientation, position, and display speed of captions.
Interactive elements Create realistic branching scenarios without programming. Easily add buttons, click boxes, text boxes, and more interactive elements to solicit responses from learners. Specify the type of event you want to associate with a particular response.
Scenario branching Visually map out different learner paths. Collapse and expand sections of a simulation, and create complex scenarios by automatically branching at the end of slides based on a learner's choice at the beginning of the simulation.
Adobe Connect and Adobe Presenter integration Increase training effectiveness by adding interactive simulations to Adobe Presenter or Adobe Connect TM software. Every participant can practice simulations during live events or recorded presentations.
Variables and Advanced Actions Use Variables to personalize the learning experience by using learner-provided data, such as the learner’s name, throughout a scenario. Use Advanced Actions to further configure and modify the learning experience by enabling conditional actions, or more than one action in an interaction.
Rich multimedia to attract learners
Gradients, shadows, and rotations Make your slides and objects more attractive with color gradients. Select a preset shadow, or define one, to add depth to objects. Use the rotate handle to easily turn and flip objects.
Multivideo support and synchronization Import video in a wide variety of formats (AVI, MOV, FLV, MPEG) and synchronize it with the project, slide, or set of slides.
Audio recording and editing Simultaneously record narration and capture screen motion, and synchronize audio with slides and timed objects. Edit audio to correct mistakes and pauses, add an external track, or attach sound effects or narration to individual objects.
Rich animation effects Create rich object animations within Adobe Captivate 5.5 by combining predefined effects like straight-line motion, rotation, and glow. For added impact, seamlessly import custom animation effects from Adobe Flash® Professional software.
Text-to-speech functionality Keep learners tuned in to your content thanks to automatic voice-over functionality that turns text into high-quality speech in a few clicks. Need to change the text? Just click once to update the audio.
Expanded asset library Get a larger set of prebuilt widgets, playbars, skins, stock animations, images, text captions, and buttons with superior aesthetics and usability.
Adobe Photoshop layer support Preserve layers in imported Adobe Photoshop® (PSD) files so you can edit or animate individual layers in Adobe Captivate for just the right effect. (Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended software is available separately and as part of Adobe eLearning Suite 2 and later software.)
Adobe Audition CS5.5 integration Send Adobe Captivate audio files to Adobe Audition® CS5.5 software for additional editing and enhancement, and then bring them back into Adobe Captivate. Use the new panning motion while recording to draw attention to specific areas in an application and to optimize your content for playback on even the smallest mobile device screens.
Zooming by object Focus attention by zooming into different parts of the screen. Simply magnify a chosen area of the screen or place a different image into the zoom area.
Rollover slidelet Provide additional just-in-time information on Adobe Captivate slides by displaying rich media content such as images, text, audio, and video when the learner moves the mouse over the hot spot.
Rollover images and captions Use rollover effects to offer additional information or to provide hints and tips during a lesson. The rollover images and captions will appear when the learner rolls the mouse over the specified area of the slide.
Skins Place customizable playback controls outside the simulation and customize the frame color to your needs. You can even create a table of contents for large projects.
Easy quizzing
Attractive out-of-the-box quizzing Create eye-catching quizzes with new out-of the-box quiz templates and an attractive set of components.Work in an improved quiz review area that makes evaluation simpler and faster.
Selection from multiple question types Create quizzes even faster thanks to a friendly new user interface and the ability to insert multiple question types in one pass.
Randomized quizzing and question pools Choose from customizable quiz templates such as Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blank, improve learner assessments by randomly drawing questions from a set of question pools, and more.
Score interpretation Interpret scores through a SCORM 1.2– and SCORM 2004–certified LMS, integrate Adobe Captivate with the Questionmark Perception tool to create simulation-based assessments, or use Adobe TM Training to measure content effectiveness.
Delivery virtually anywhere
Multiformat publishing Publish your projects in multiple formats (MP4, SWF, EXE or PDF) to the web, desktops, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, iOS devices, and leading SCORM- and AICC-compliant LMSs.
Publishing to tablets, smartphones, and iOS devices Publish in the widely accepted MP4 format for high-quality video streaming, podcasts, and video tutorials that can play on Android TM based tablets, iOS and smartphones.
Single-click publishing to YouTube Create a project using preset dimensions, and use the new direct workflow to publish it to YouTube with a single click.
PDF publishing Bring text-based instructional content to life by embedding Adobe Captivate movies in Adobe PDF files. Easily create PDF Portfolios that bring together files of varying formats in a single PDF document, complete with navigation and a customized look and feel.
Microsoft Word export Output your project in Microsoft Word format to create complete printed training handouts.
Accessible content Create simulations and demonstrations that help meet Section 508 accessibility standards. Define text equivalents for a single slide or an entire movie, add animations without causing constant refresh for screen reader users, insert clickable areas that allow keyboard access, and more.
Unicode support Create your content in any language, including double-byte languages, and count on Adobe Captivate to publish it properly thanks to Unicode text encoding.
ActionScript 3.0 publishing Take advantage of ActionScript® 3.0 publishing to bring content created with Adobe Flash Builder TM 4 and later software (available separately) into your Adobe Captivate projects and to embed Adobe® Captivate® movies in content created using Flash Builder.
Scoring, Tracking and Reporting
Comprehensive scoring Capture scoring data from all interactive elements, including click boxes, text entry boxes, buttons, and quizzes.
Tracking and reporting Satisfy basic evaluation needs at no extra cost by tracking and reporting key performance metrics, like average score and pass or fail, without having to invest in an LMS.
SCORM/AICC compliance (LMS integration) Export scoring data in a SCORM- and AICC-compliant format for use with an LMS. Adobe Captivate content is SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 certified and automatically generates the manifest file required for an LMS to interpret the data.
System Requirements
Windows
1 GHz or faster processor Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor
Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended); Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1; or Windows 7
1GB minimum RAM (2GB recommended)
3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)
DVD-ROM drive
1,024x576 display (1,280x1024 recommended) with 16-bit video card
Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis
Mac OS
Multicore Intel® processor
Mac OS X v10.5.7 or v10.6
1GB minimum RAM (2GB recommended)
3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on flash-based storage devices)
DVD-ROM drive
1,024x576 display (1,280x1024 recommended) with 16-bit video card
Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis
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